Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine are set to go ahead with the £105 million construction of a new National Rehabilitation Center at Nottingham University Hospital.
The 70-bed facility has received funding approved by the government as part of the National New Hospitals Programme. The facility will combine patient care with research and training space for NHS staff.
Consultancy Edge has been appointed to provide project management while the The main contractor is Integrated Health Partnership, a joint venture between Vinci and Sir Robert McAlpine, procured through the NHS approved ProCure23 framework. They were appointed in April 2022.
The new building will form part of the government’s New Hospital Program with its main aim to act as a National Rehabilitation Center of Excellence to transform the way people recover and regain fitness after injury or serious illness. It will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate, adjacent to the Defense Medical Rehabilitation Centre, which opened in 2018.
New Hospital Program Senior Health and Social Care Manager Natalie Forrest said: “This is a very important and exciting day for investment in our New Hospital Program and for the creation of a first facility ·ation of its kind in the UK: a National Rehabilitation Centre.The benefits for NHS patients will be substantial and life-changing.
“This is the latest in our new hospital program which has been launched as part of the largest hospital construction program in a generation, providing more effective and efficient facilities that will help transform the way in which care is provided”.
Project Edge director and associate director Joanne Hardwicke said the funding was “fantastic news”..
He added: “It is a much-needed facility that will enable better outcomes for people who have suffered serious injuries or are suffering from a debilitating illness, enabling the NHS to expand access to rehabilitation services and improve patient outcomes.
“We look forward to continuing our work with the wider project delivery team, and knowing that it will benefit the lives of many means we are incredibly proud to play our part in making it a reality. We will continue to work collaboratively in the project and we will monitor the stages throughout, and we can’t wait for the facilities to come to fruition.”
